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In the darkness.
A group of Hand ninjas, dressed in ninja attire and carrying katanas on their backs, had silently appeared in the corridor on this floor.
Both the guards on duty and the night shift medical staff were killed on the spot by them, using the cover of darkness.
The purpose of these ninjas was, naturally, to retrieve these 15 teenagers.
Because they were all carefully selected by The Hand to be special sacrifices to help black sky gain more power from the Shou.
Just as The Hand ninjas were leading the 15 teenagers out of the hospital building, a figure in a red battle suit blocked their path.
"Release those children."
Daredevil, Matt Murdock, immediately charged towards the group of ninjas.
Swish—
A ninja thrust his blade at Daredevil's face; the latter, while dodging the attack sideways, grabbed an arm with one hand and locked the throat with the other, then threw the ninja far away with an outward throw.
And this was precisely the terrifying aspect of Daredevil's strength.
Although he lost his sight in an accident during childhood.
But what followed were his sensory organs, heightened to the extreme, giving him a "radar sense" far exceeding that of ordinary people.
Then, Daredevil, relying on his "sound localization," knocked down a ninja charging from the side with a right hook.
Afterward, he dodged a surprise attack from behind with a side step, turned, and landed a left hook squarely on the attacker's face, then followed up with a right punch, swiftly knocking him to the ground.
Daredevil rolled forward twice, coming to the front of a teenager.
In the interval when the ninja opposite swung his blade, Daredevil knocked him down with a powerful backhand punch.
At the same time, without any delay, he immediately dodged to the right, avoiding a stab from another ninja, and landed a flying kick squarely on the opponent's abdomen, sending him flying far away.
In just one exchange, several Hand ninjas were knocked to the ground by him.
Even without using weapons, Daredevil could calmly deal with these ninjas by relying on his agile evasions and the holographic images provided by his super senses.
"Tell me, what are you doing kidnapping these children?"
"Also… where is Erica now?"
Seeing that they couldn't deal with this troublesome opponent in a short time, and that continuing to fight here might attract more police officers.
So, one of the ninja leaders immediately said loudly, "The black sky leader is dead."
"You… what did you say?"
This news hit Daredevil like a bolt from the blue, catching him completely off guard.
He stood stunned for a moment before retorting anxiously:
"How is this possible? Erica was just resurrected by you not long ago!"
The ninja leader secretly signaled his subordinates to move the sacrifices.
Then he continued to draw Daredevil's attention, "What I said is true. The black sky leader unexpectedly died at The Hands of Spider-Woman a few hours ago."
"And these children are the key to resurrecting him. I presume Mr. Murdock… you wouldn't want the black sky leader to die like this, would you?!"
Upon hearing this, Daredevil immediately fell into an extremely conflicted state.
On one hand, he didn't want to see the woman he deeply loved die like this.
Even if Erica had killed their former mentor, Stick, in front of him…
Even if her hands were stained with the blood of innocent people…
But in Daredevil's heart, he still hoped that The Hand could resurrect Erica again, just like the previous times.
There's no other way; this is the power of love!
But on the other hand, his conscience kept reminding him that the price of resurrecting Erica might be related to this group of innocent children in front of him.
If he were to let them leave, such an act would be tantamount to aiding and abetting evil.
On one side was love.
On the other side was conscience.
Even Daredevil, who had always hated evil, didn't know how to choose at this moment.
Fortunately, in the end, conscience gained a slight upper hand.
However… during the time he was just hesitating, members of The Hand had already secretly and successfully led the 15 sacrifices out of the hospital.
And they left behind personnel to continuously create noise using the alarm systems of surrounding vehicles when Daredevil pursued, thereby interrupting his pursuit.
Ultimately, Daredevil could only give up the pursuit with a look of despondency, and, distraught, he disappeared into the darkness.
And almost at the same time.
Erica's body, which had originally been placed in the morgue by the police, was also secretly stolen by The Hand ninjas.
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…
The next day.
Inside a secret Base of The Hand.
Apart from the former leader, Alexandra, who had already been killed, the other four of The Five Fingers—Botou, Madame Gao, Sowande, and Murakami—were gathered here.
They watched the bloody corpse in front of them with complex expressions.
"I still can't believe that the powerful black sky would lose to that little spider…"
Botou, with his brown curly hair, said with disbelief:
"But it's foreseeable that black sky's death will inevitably cause unprecedented panic and shock throughout the organization."
"Yes, our situation has become precarious."
Madame Gao, dressed as an elderly Asian woman, glanced at the corpse with lingering fear, muttering somewhat uncertainly:
"But with such severe head injuries this time, I really don't know if the dragon bone can still resurrect her?"
The reason Madame Gao said this was because, all along, The Hand's only requirement for resurrecting a corpse using their secret art was that the deceased's body must remain intact, especially the head.
And at this moment, Erica's head was severely deformed.
That's why the four of them felt so heavy-hearted.
"Damn Spider-Woman!"
Murakami, who was in charge of the ninja troops among the four, said viciously:
"Originally, if we just waited a few more days and successfully completed the sacrificial ritual, black sky could have become even stronger and then led The Hand to rise again."
"But now, it's all for naught because of that damned bug."
"This time, whether black sky can be resurrected or not, we absolutely cannot let this go!"
"Exactly, we absolutely cannot let that bastard off."
Sowande, the only Pirate among the four, also clenched his fists indignantly, "Now is a crucial moment for The Hand; we must act cautiously and unite tightly."
It could be seen that all of them had placed great hopes on black sky.
No way.
In this chaotic era where superheroes are rampant and superpowers can be obtained simply by "taking drugs."
If The Hand wanted to continue to survive, they urgently needed a leader with "extraordinary" strength.
And black sky, the only one capable of bearing the powerful strength bestowed by the Shou, naturally became all their hope.
The so-called Shou is an ancient demon that The Hand has worshipped since its inception.
It can bestow powerful, superhuman strength upon specific hosts through a certain special ritual.
And these specific hosts are collectively referred to as black sky!
Additionally.
The four of them also had another unknown ulterior motive for urgently wanting to resurrect Erica.
Because only black sky could help them successfully capture Iron Fist and open the mysterious barrier located beneath the financial building in Midtown.
Thereby obtaining more dragon bone, allowing them to continue to enjoy "eternal life"!
So, after a brief discussion, the four decided to try using the remaining dragon bone to see if they could successfully resurrect Erica.
…
Meanwhile.
Kingpin, located on the top floor of the Fisk Building, had also received news about the destroyed pier and his subordinates being killed.
"That useless good-for-nothing Raxton, he couldn't even deal with a damned little bug."
Kingpin then pulled out his phone and called his most elite assassin.
"Dex, a new target has appeared… No, it's not Daredevil this time. Find Spider-Woman for me, and then eliminate her!"
"I want everyone to know that in New York, anyone who dares to infringe upon my interests must pay the corresponding price."
Thus, a dual hunt targeting Gwen was quickly and intensely launched.
And at this time.
Gwen, unaware of the impending deadly crisis, was still anxiously waiting at home for news about the monster that killed her father.
Bored, Gwen casually turned on the TV.
She wanted to distract herself and stop thinking about those sad things.
The TV was broadcasting news about the severe damage to the Williamsburg Bridge last night.
It also included some footage, filmed by passersby with their phones, of Spider-Woman chasing The Hand's car on the bridge.
However.
Gwen switched several channels, only to find that these hosts seemed to be deliberately blaming her for the disaster that occurred on the Williamsburg Bridge last night, all for the sake of gaining traffic.
They claimed that if Spider-Woman hadn't deliberately provoked those thugs, they wouldn't have used RPG Rockets to detonate those two oil tankers, causing that horrific disaster.
Therefore, this disaster was entirely caused by Spider-Woman…
Oh my goodness, what kind of conclusion is this?
Facing the malicious accusations from those hosts, Gwen, realizing the situation was getting serious, quickly pulled out her phone and opened social media apps like Twitter.
As expected.
The top trending topics were almost entirely discussions about Spider-Woman's atrocities.
Apart from a small number of people who could still think rationally and praised Spider-Woman's heroic act of saving people.
The vast majority of the remaining people were almost entirely cursing Spider-Woman for causing this crisis, saying she should be locked in prison, and other garbage.
This put Gwen in an incredibly conflicted state.
She even began to feel lost and blamed herself for her rash actions last night.
Fortunately, very soon, a newspaper called The Daily Bugle "bravely" stepped forward.
Not only did it reveal Spider-Woman's heroic feat of rescuing kidnapped children last night.
It also included an exciting video of Spider-Woman dragging the broken bridge to create an escape opportunity for innocent civilians.
And so…
The almost one-sided criticism and curses on the internet were immediately reversed.
This couldn't help but make Gwen overjoyed.
She even felt a sense of happiness from being recognized and firmly believed that The Daily Bugle's editor-in-chief, John Jameson, was a great person.
Gwen decided that from now on, she would be a loyal fan of The Daily Bugle.
After regaining her spirits, Gwen felt it was necessary to continue fighting and hone her combat skills better, so as to grow quickly before finding the whereabouts of the monster that killed her father.
Moreover, fighting could also allow her to temporarily stop thinking about things related to her father, to forget the pain…
In this way, the chaotic and disorderly Hell's Kitchen naturally became her first choice again.
However, Gwen, who was busy again, overlooked other reports from The Daily Bugle at the same time.
"Oswell E. Spencer, former founder of the Umbrella Group, was recently confirmed to have been killed in his overseas Villa. Preliminary assessment suggests it may be related to the long-missing former executive, Albert Wesker.
According to another informed source, two important members of the BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance) went missing in this incident, and their whereabouts have yet to be determined…"
"According to informed sources, several recent terrorist attacks in the Middle East, including the recent terrorist attack at the K-Witt Saleh Air Base, were all orchestrated by a terrorist organization called the Ten Rings Gang.
Additionally, the leader of this organization, 'Mandarin,' seems to have mastered a wicked ritual for summoning unknown creatures. Witnesses near the scene of the incident confirmed seeing a large number of unknown creatures, suspected to be demons, during the attack…"
"Recently, a Titan monster named Supreme MUTO caused at least four thousand deaths and nearly ten thousand injuries of varying degrees on Tesla Island.
Additionally, according to informed sources, this incident may be related to a secret experiment involving Titan monsters being conducted by Dr. Emma Russell, one of the Monarch Organization's executives. As of now, the Monarch Organization has not yet issued a direct response to this matter…"
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Oregon.
Havreville.
Outside a warehouse in the suburbs.
A black SUV sped up.
The car door opened, and a bald, middle-aged man in a white lab coat was the first to step out.
It was none other than Dr. Fritz, the chief scientist of HYDRA's European branch.
"You must be Albert Wesker, right?"
Pushing open the warehouse door, Dr. Fritz saw a muscular man wearing a black trench coat and black sunglasses.
However.
His gaze then fell on the briefcase the other man was carrying, and he asked with burning eyes:
"Is the Progenitor Virus inside here?"
Wesker did not rush to answer the question, but instead asked back cautiously:
"Before we officially begin the transaction, I want to know how you knew Frederick Downing was my man?"